Richard Loncraine – MRQE

The Gathering Storm (TV)

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.

Screen One:: Wide-Eyed and Legless (TVE)

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Diana and Deric have an ideal marriage: they thrive in each other’s company, they’re funny, and they enjoy their two grown children and Deric’s dotty mother; the trouble is, Diana can no longer walk and her malady defies medical diagnosis. To care for Diana, Deric is letting his business slide, but at a civic luncheon, he is seated next to Aileen Armitage, a novelist who is blind. They have a nice time, and on the sly, Diana contacts Aileen to made an odd request. Diana’s declining health and her resolve bring this triangle of unlikely friends to a surprising place.

My House in Umbria (TV)

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Emily Delahunty is an eccentric British romance novelist who lives in Umbria in central Italy. One day while travelling, the train she is on is bombed by terrorists. After she wakes up in a hospital, she invites three of the other survivors of the disaster to stay at her Italian villa for recuperation. Of these are The General, a retired British Army veteran, Werner, a young German man, and Aimee, a young American girl who has now become mute after her parents were both killed in the explosion.

The Special Relationship (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A dramatisation that follows Tony Blair’s journey from political understudy waiting in the wings of the world arena to accomplished prime minister standing confidently in the spotlight of centre stage. It is a story about relationships, between two powerful men (Blair and Bill Clinton), two powerful couples, and husbands and wives.

Full Circle

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.

Finding Your Feet

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband’s affair.

5 Flights Up

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A long-time married couple who’ve spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.

My One and Only

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A mother takes her two sons on an unusual road trip from New York to Pittsburgh, St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take care of them all.

Firewall

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

State-of-the-art security system creator, Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who’s thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into Jack’s personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.

Wimbledon

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

British tennis player Peter clutches to an embarrassingly low position on the tennis-ranking ladder. Handed a wild card for Wimbledon, he expects it to be his final bow.